Kenya
127 of its 356 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 30 of Nairobi's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and people killed in Trinidad & Tobago and Namibia. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostKenya
36 in 100 of its 356 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Trinidad & Tobago
20 of its 62 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Namibia
11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Russia
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Libya
21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 6 of Tripoli's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Sudan
Darfur accounted for 63 of Sudan's 129 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
China
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Senegal
18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Gambia
16 of its 41 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Bhutan
8 of its 18 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Greece (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Vietnam (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Italy (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 20,126 stories about harm among 108,812 counted on 14 Jul.
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For the third day running, the news turned to Kenya. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,812 stories, as usual. On 14 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. In Kenya, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,812 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Kenya: 127 of its 356 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
- Trinidad & Tobago: 20 of its 62 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
- Namibia: 11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%.
- Russia: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories).
- Mentions of the heatwave ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news.
- Mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- It was the third day running that the news turned to Kenya.
- A year earlier, on 14 July 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan73 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti52 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Tunisia44 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justiceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Hollywood US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Paris France71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Moscow Russia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 London UK65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 172 stories, 372 outlets ● Death Valley US accidents & disasters · 27 stories, 164 outlets ● Montpelier US accidents & disasters · 33 stories, 155 outlets ● Delhi India accidents & disasters · 355 stories, 209 outlets ● Paris France protests & strikes · 135 stories, 332 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 80 stories, 165 outlets ● Albox Spain accidents & disasters · 7 stories, 96 outlets ● Revelstoke Canada accidents & disasters · 20 stories, 72 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health31% 6,071 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,990 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,859 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,753 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 1,066 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 840 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 814 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 393 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed4,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured922 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and ChinaStories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
How it felt 30 days →
harshwarm
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
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